Backbord

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German backbort, bakbort (15th c.). Compare Dutch bakboord (1599), Old English bæcbord (ca. 885).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbakˌbɔʁt/
Audio (file)

Noun

Backbord n (genitive Backbords or Backbordes, plural Backborde)

port (the left side of a ship when facing the fore)

Declension

Declension of Backbord

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Backbord	die	Backborde
genitive	eines	des	Backbordes, Backbords	der	Backborde
dative	einem	dem	Backbord, Backborde¹	den	Backborden
accusative	ein	das	Backbord	die	Backborde

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Antonyms

Steuerbord

See also

Bug
Heck

Further reading

Backbord in Duden online

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